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Solid Silver

Quicksilver Messenger Service

Initial release : 1975

Capitol ST 11462

This QMS reunion album includes one song co-written by Robert Hunter and David Frieberg.

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Tracks

  • Gypsy Lights (Duncan)
  • Heebie Jeebies (Cipollina)
  • Cowboy On The Run (Valente)
  • I Heard You Singing (Freiberg/Hunter)
  • Worryin' Shoes (Valente)
  • Letter (Valente)
  • They Don't Know (Duncan)
  • Flames (Cipollina/Valente)
  • Witches' Moon (Valente)
  • Bitttersweet Love (Duncan/Valente)
Musicians

The musicians on each track of this release are as follows.

Gypsy Lights;

  • Gary Duncan - lead and rhythm guitar, vocals
  • Dino Valenti - back-up vocals
  • David Freiberg - bass, back-up vocals
  • John Cipollina - lead guitar
  • Greg Elmore - drums
  • Kathi McDonald - back-up vocals
  • Michael Lewis - organ
Heebie Jeebies;
  • John Cipollina - lead guitar, Hawaian steel guitar, vocals
  • Gary Duncan - rhythm guitar, back-up vocals
  • David Freiberg - bass
  • Greg Elmore - drums
  • Nicky Hopkins - piano
Cowboy On The Run;
  • Dino Valenti - acoustic guitar, vocals
  • Gary Duncan - acoustic guitar
  • Greg Elmore - drums
  • Skip Olson - bass
  • Michael Lewis - arp
  • Nicky Hopkins - piano
I Heard You Singing;
  • John Cipollina - guitar
  • Gary Duncan - guitar
  • Greg Elmore - drums
  • David Freiberg - bass, vocals
  • Kathi McDonald - back-up vocals
  • Pete Sears - piano
  • Dino Valenti - guitar
Worryin' Shoes;
  • Dino Valenti - vocals
  • Gary Duncan - lead and rhythm guitar
  • John Cipollina - lead guitar
  • Greg Elmore - drums
  • Skip Olson - bass
  • Michael Lewis - piano
The Letter;
  • Dino Valenti - vocals
  • Gary Duncan - lead and rhythm guitar, pedal steel
  • John Cipollina - guitar
  • David Freiberg - bass
  • Greg Elmore - drums
  • Kathi McDonald - back-up vocals
  • Pete Sears - piano
They Don't Know;
  • Gary Duncan - lead, rhythm and acoustic guitar, vocals
  • David Freiberg - bass, back-up vocals
  • Greg Elmore - drums
  • Kathi McDonald - back-up vocals
  • Michael Lewis - piano
Flames;
  • John Cipollina - lead, drone and feedback guitar, back-up vocals
  • Dino Valenti - vocals
  • Gary Duncan - guitar
  • Greg Elmore - drums
  • Mario Cipollina - bass
Witches Moon;
  • Dino Valenti - acoustic guitar
  • Gary Duncan - lead and harmony guitar
  • John Cipollina - lead and harmony guitar
  • David Freiberg - bass
  • Greg Elmore - drums
  • Pete Sears - piano
  • Michael Lewis - arp
Bittersweet Love;
  • Dino Valenti - vocals
  • Gary Duncan - lead and rhythm guitar
  • John Cipollina - lead and rhythm guitar
  • David Freiberg - bass, back-up vocals
  • Greg Elmore - drums
  • Kathi McDonald - back-up vocals
  • Michael Lewis - piano
Credits

  • Producer - Quicksilver, John Palladino
  • Engineer - Phil Brown, George Engler, Mike Fusaro, Tom Lubin
  • Mastering - Wally Traugott
  • Project coordinator - Ron Umile
  • Photography - Tierra Productions/Ron Quilici
  • Art direction - Roy Kohara
  • Recorded at Columbia Recording Studios, San Francisco between 30th June and 29th August 1975
Related releases

One single was released in conjunction with this LP;

  • Gypsy Lights / Witches Moon, Quicksilver Messenger Service, 1975, Capitol 4206
Gypsy Lights and Cowboy on the Run were included on; All of the Solid Silver album was included on the 2-on-1 release;

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